Advanced / Transformational Technology

El Segundo, Calif.-based ABL Space Systems has received a $15 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) office for responsive launch, SSC […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued a solicitation for Tranche 2 (T2) of the SDA Tracking Layer for first launch by April 30, 2027. “The T2 […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking industry solutions for an 18-month program to develop the capability for drones to complete predefined missions when connections to an operator […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Air Force plans to make Skyborg–one of the service’s original Vanguard research and development efforts–a program of record in fiscal 2024, and for the Kratos [KTOS] […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—As the Air Force moves toward autonomous drones conducting missions with manned aircraft, variables such as cost and affordability, production capacity, capabilities, and how many vendors might initially […]

Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reiterated on Wednesday that the Pentagon’s initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems over the next two years […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–While the U.S. Air Force has budgeted $522 million for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in fiscal 2024 and discussed the program in fairly broad terms, the future CCA […]

First flight of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider is still a go for this year, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman said on Sept. 13. Six B-21s have […]

Delays in the test flight certification of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket’s Centaur V upper stage will not result in any extra launches for SpaceX for the U.S. […]

An Army hypersonic weapon test scheduled for Wednesday was canceled following pre-flight checks, the service confirmed on Thursday. The test was planned to take place at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]